Even in death, sunflowers are pretty cool. We picked about half of the flowers that are done and finished. Our mammoth flowers are still growing, so we’ll have another crop later on in the month. They should be amazing.
We picked these and let them lay out in the sun for a day or two, and then we’ll fill them up in the bird feeders for our friends!
Tim was out on Wednesday and finished up the compost center! How cool it is…
Nice top to it to keep some of the local critters out… and we stained and poly sealed the outside to help preserve it a little bit longer. It looks really nice.
My daughters are enjoying the whole process and we got a little countertop pot with a lid for our compost scraps. It’s not super cooking yet, and we’re a little concerned that it’s attracted some fruit flies and houseflies to the pile, but we went and added some dirt and yard waste to the pile and I think it just has to get cooking and going. I might go and get one of those compost starter boxes, but I’ll see how it is in a few days.
We filled up the side little beds and I planted pole beans in there… they might make it before the frost comes! Next week, Tim’s adding a little trellis for the beans to climb on. I’m just pleased that the design seems good, it’s very attractive in person, so my neighbors behind me don’t have to see some big blue industrial barrel or just a pile of waste, etc. I’m trying to be a good neighbor here at the moby homestead!
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Maggie is the clever one.
She handwashed a handful of our kitchen towels and then laid them out on the hammock and boy, did they smell lovely, all sunshine dried! And we don’t have to worry about the park and their rules against clothes lines! Clever girl, that Maggie….
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